GRE Word List

ROUSING

giving rise to excitement : stirring

The meaning of the word rousing is giving rise to excitement : stirring.

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WordMeaning
insensibleincapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
preeminenthaving paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding
allegeto assert without proof or before proving
anathemasomeone or something intensely disliked or loathed
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
puckerto become wrinkled or constricted
indoctrinateto imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
aeriethe nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop
vantagea position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view